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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Kobbie Mainoo ‘can be so much better’, says Amorim amid uncertain future

Ruben Amorim and Kobbie Mainoo.
Ruben Amorim says Kobbie Mainoo is not ‘the finished product’. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Ruben Amorim has warned Kobbie Mainoo to not believe the hype that he is the “finished article” and to focus on improving, amid negotiations over the teenager’s future at Manchester United.

The 19-year-old midfielder, whose contract runs until 2027 with the option of another year, has been a regular for United since progressing to the first team from the club’s academy and is seeking an increase on his £20,000-per-week salary. Mainoo’s partnership with Manuel Ugarte has given cause for optimism and the duo could start together again on Sunday as United travel to Arsenal, where Amorim suffered the first defeat of his reign, in the third round of the FA Cup.

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